SAN JOSE, Calif. — A large wildfire moved away from Big Sur on Monday, but evacuation orders issued Saturday morning remained in place for more than 200 homes in nearby Cachagua. The blaze, which already has charred 187 square miles and destroyed 27 homes, was about 1 1/2 miles from the area, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said 288 blazes were still burning around the state. Flames have blackened nearly 1,300 square miles and destroyed about 100 homes across California in “the largest single fire event in history for California,” said Kelly Houston of the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.

The previous record was set in October 2003, when wildfires scorched more than 1,155 square miles, Houston said. State record-keeping on wildfires began in 1936.

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